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Word entry · 6 letters

alcove

Best crossword clue

"Small recessed nook"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈæl.kəʊv/Part of speech nounSorted acelovStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2L3C4O5V6E

Definitions

  1. a small recess opening off a larger room

Word origin

From French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba or Portuguese alcova, from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, “vault, chamber with vaulted roof”). Doublet of qubba.

Used in a sentence

  • The house was situated in a leafy alcove.

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